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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-06-17, Page 14"vow' "at e foot in thel Letiers.amapptec,amo by Am Loom. Eoale go timr• Oru N3B 2C 7 4,11100,ef, gki; pro**44;p4, federal agriculture 'MOSters have.' and .till. say. that Harry 0,4f5;SOi'the-11044,94.1.0 liked Alvin SY##'1304'; DAvii. remembered fondly 44: . • • gerie ,Whelan, 'tif Course, was. a bright , Spot in the, earnpLigriS for at. least two elections- In OntariO . ntory -gays back to tll Stewat who held the portfolio for almost 20 years. ,ben he retired - from Active polities for 'health reasons, he left a tremendous void in the provincial cabinet which has not'. been filled properly. At a meeting to say good bye to Bill some years ago. I helped purchase the biggest-pair of barn boots we could find in a department store to give to his successor. Bill Newman. They were given to him with the admonition that he was going to fill a big pair of boots. He tried but w as not successful. He lost his cabinet post after only a few years in office.. Then came Lorne Henderson. I have never met him. Like Will Rogers. all I know (about Henderson) is just what I read in the newspapers. What l read gives me a most uncomforable feeling. "Don't contradict me," he has told his staff. In other words, he has muzzled every civil servant in the ministry because Keith ?inder of the foodland development branch, gave evidence to the Ontario Municipal Board that land. designated by Henderson as unsuitable for big laym machinery, was good farmland. "We had a meeting with the..minister and he told us in no uncertain terms that the situation was not to happen,-, . again," said Vernon Spencer. director of the branch. I would hate to be a senior official within the rninisry these days. Such blatant censorship of people who have a Jack's Jottings . • ind of tkeir own ancl catkespress proTly is, an affront, to a ,:lenloc:i4c stfy stem .401, last ty017,three weeks ag.o. 'More than .70 .farttipts jecrettticrtSively, at 14-elti/ersna Toronto- 1..v.0? 0, go Into. the Uranus remark -Ma* Wnelan iibout-fernnkrs. being lack 1, toila.e in a society Where q,e,y old criticize politicians except to sal' that it appears NOM of 'his leader's arrogance, has rubbed off onto Gene. The crowd of farmers laughed v. hen Henderson said the . province has tried io respond to the problems of Ontario farmers who are harder hit than most segthents of the population by the ' exorbitant interest rates in Canada.. especially beef farmers. "That's b s. and vou know it. Lorne.- one tarmer veiled "We recdgnite the low prices and high interest rate to the farmer.'llenderson said to a chorus of boos and yells. He blamed those interest rates on the federal government which produLed shouts of -buckpassing.- No one knows better than this veteran reporter that politicians have a tough job. Cabinet ministers have an even-tougher job. They are on call for many more hours than backbenchers. They are under considerable pressure • from many places, many people. Why anyone would want to get into politics is beyond me. lieu' get into enough trouble penning a little deathless prose every week. Like reporters. politicians learn to, roll with the punches. They get thick-skinned. But when. the farmers of this country lose faith in their cabinet ministers almost to a man, then that minister _... should be looking at his own performanCe. I am sure that with that majority now at Queen's. Park under the Conservative banner, a better ag minister must surely be waiting in the wings. iSterin: the.: Liberal leader expelled / Sales Representative Mitchell Co-op Store 130 Georgina Street Mitchell, Ont. NOK INO kmBus: 348-9975 Res: 348-9975 `° the co-oper INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL swims LiFE•HomE•AUTO'BUSINESS•Pam Geo. A. Sills & Sons HARDWARE MERCHANTS PLUMBING - HEATING & ELECTRICAL EXPERTS Phone: 52" In20 Seaforth Mon Fri 8 • : 30 600 rues Thurs i 30-8 30 VVea ti ' Sat • • ELECTRICAL SHARPENING -64N AR types of saws, knives and scissors sharpened Specializing in Carbide saws and tools STAY SHARP- -1 - SAIES AND SERVICE Gordon Blanchard RR4,, Wake-6'527-1806 CARPENTR Y' .Hou se Renovat ions • Additions • Siding • Any Home Improvements B013 REGELE 527-0715 • Ball-Macaulay Ltd. is pleased to announce the appointment of John Patterson to a sales position with the company. ome Phone 482-3183 As a progressive member of Hemecare Building Centres Ltd., Ball-Macaulay offers a full range of building supplies and services. John will be representing the three branches at Seaforth, Clinton and Hensall as a sales representative providing an additional service to the community in all phases of conttructioo Including kitchen design, home improvement and forM 'buildings. BALL-MACAULAY WILL-MAPIOLAY LIMITED Seaforth Carlton 52 -0910 482-3405 BUIIIJDIINIG CENTRE Hensall 252-2418 . FUNERAL HOME—N R.S. BOX FUNERAL HOME Funeral Director K .J. Cardno 47 High Street Seaforth Phone 527-0885 If no answer call Brussels 887-8338 Collect CAR CARE GORD'S GULF Licensed Mechanic Service to all makes of cars HOUSE CALLS AVAILABLE 527 -333 avi Langstaff Ltd. Optician 87 Main St. S. Seaforth OPTOMETRISTS AND OPHTHALMOLOGISTS itesserlplissis Filed Promptly 9141,,,• THE HURON exoosrron, JUNE 17, 1981 f— DECORATING GARY BANNON Painting, Decorating, Paperhanging Drywall taping Interior and l vi, rim FREE ESTINI %TES - Mole 527.1582 etiltiopflActoR [AMR:Pi ROPRAM CENTRE Thomas J. Devereaux 25 Goderich St. W. Seaforth, Ontario. Phone Bus. 527-1242 Res. 527-1942 USE, EXPOSITOR WANT - ADS Phone 527.0240 r ACCOUNTANTS ATKINSON, INNES, LEACH & NEILL Chartered Accountants Accounting, Auditing, Tax Planning and Tax Returns '20 Q941tuock St. 527-1431SEAFO,RTII, • INSO eqr"^liggO,RATIN!',7,-,A• 14044.11tirkti PM TING -DECORATING'. USE EXPOSITOR WANT - ADS Phone 5271,6240 Directory Kentucky Style Chicken Lvery TUCSON, Special Snack Pak DImicr HON Ilome•made Pizta, S27.0443 C4TH &MTh' lehec DECORATING Graves Wallpaper & Paint lti reali"1"g M oo fiAiNTS Canadligi & to al • Wall Comed#50 527-WO,eitor94 te-FUNgRAL 1;i1Q! BY JACK RIDDELL, MPP Libefal Leader -Stuart _Smith was expelled from the Ontario Legislature this week for refusing to with- draw his description of a Cabinet Minister as "the minister of cover-up" for the financial scandal involving Astra Trust Co. and Re-mor Investment Management Corp.. Dr. Smith said yesterday he was prepared to be the first Opposition' Leader in recent history to be evicted from the Legislature in order to draw attention to how the Government is covering up the Re-mor affair. More than 300 investors lost their savings when Astra and Re-mor collapsed. The Government has refused questions on the role. of the Ontario Provincial Police in the investigation. It all began when Gordon Walker, Mini- ster of Consumer and Com- mercial Relations accused. Liberal Leader Stuart Smith of using "slimy innuedo"' to suggest. that criminal_ dig- ments were linked with the, two bankrupt Niagara Falls firms, Dr. Smith demanded' that Mr. Walker retract his statement. Somehow this re- quest was not responded to by the Speaker and the debate became sidetracked. In the meanwhile not getting any satisfaction, Dr. Smith complained that Mr. Walker was a "minister of stone-walling, a minister of cover-up". This ,remark caused Mr. Walker to de- mand a retraction. The House was in a real uproar when Mr. Turner. the Speak- er of the House," asked Dr. Smith to withdraw his re- marks, ignoring the earlier request that Mr. 'Walker withdraw the "slimy innu- endo'.' tag. Amidst shouts the Speaker said he had no choice but to eject Dr. Smith. after be had refused to ••withdraw his remarks. But as the Sergeant-At-Arms went to get Dr. Smith. former Liberal Leader, Robert Nixon appealed the Speak- er's decision. The House was adjourned for the vote on the appeal. When the House was recalled the Speaker inform- ed the House that he had erred by consenting to a vote on the ejection of Dr. Smith. He tried to appease the angry members by asking Mr. Walker to withdraw his "slimy innuendo" charge. Rather than having a calming effect this further antago- nized the Opposition mem- bers. When the dust settled Mr. Turner adjourned the House because of "grave disorder". The Speaker con- sulted with the 3 party leaders and consented to'put the, ejection decision to a vote. The vote was 55 to 44 in favour of throwing hr. Smith out. After Or. Smith left, Mr. APPLIANCES APPLIANCE &-- REFRIGERATION SERVICE Authotized factory warranty Service and repairs to KELVINATOR & INGLIS APPLIANCES Service and repairs to all makes HORNE'S MAJOR APPLIANCE SALES & SERVICE 527-0636 • Seaforth SEWING SEWING MACHINE SUPERMARNE 1 Over 100 machines or.displal Service to all makes Sales - White. Etna, Husqvarna- lots of used machines from 1.30 05 SEW AND SAVE CENTRE LTD. 149 DownieSt. (2 doors south of HudSons) \, Stratford, 271-9660 ./ CARPENTRY ' MURRAY . HENDERSON CARPENTRY Renovations, Additions, ShedS, Framing, Any Home Improvements FREE ESTIMATES 527-0731 • MUFFLERS MilfiletVakt Mufflers guaranteed • as long as you own the car SEAFORTH MOTORS LTD. • 527-1010, • CARPENTRY FLANAGAN CARPENTRY • Custom Built Houses, * Additions, • Renovations, • Aluminum Siding, * Sheds. Peter Flanagan 527-1399 • —Sur veyor Christian R Kiar Limited Ontario Land Surveyor 41 Vl'em Si reel Cioderwh. Oni. Zenith 4-,2250 (no aarto: to ~a'llnig party operator for /4.22501 • Interior. Exterior • Paper hanging ' • Airless Spraying • Textured Ceilings . Call Tom Burke 345-2756 Mike Uniac 348-9568 Free Estimates References Available c CHIMNEY SWEEP Chimney Need Cleaning? Call VERN'S CHIMNEY SWEEP SERVICE Seaforth 527-0674 -11,0110114/ DECOR ExtereiAort l Exterior Decorators orri a---‘rtoars‘ wai lcovpeariinnts Kern Window Shades Armstrong Carpets INTANIDpA_r EBARNip T p Phone 527-1880 15 Main St„ Seaforth ,—ELECTRICAL — Swine .vcw.--N Doug W ..DalrYmple ON LAND, SURVEYOR 476 476 Main Street, South Box 449, Exeter, Ont. NOM ISO 235-2503 f.-T.V. & STEREO Complete Line TELEVISION ZENITH SALES AND SERVICE STEREO Seaforth Electronics 17 Sperling St.', 527-1150 • FLORIST .N Hildebrand () _ Flowers / 15 Main St. Seaforth Cr.- Office 527.0555 V) Res. 527-1784 Complete Florid Serskoj with a personal toach. FEED MILL --Th FLEMING FEED MILL Bulk • Pelleted Feed, Fast unloading elevator 2 pits open 24 hrs. a day CLINTON 482-3438 _CD -OP Feed Seed Fertilizer Farm Supplies Petroleum Supplies Heating Oils Seaforth Co-op 527-0770 • Custom builders • Contracting • Complete building service • New. homes • . Renovations • Farm .buildings 345-2405, Dublin SUMMER HOURS: Mon., Twit, Thom, Fri. 9:00 cm. - 5:30 p.m. Wed. & Sat. Closed COMPLETE OPTICAL SERVICE 5274303 -urte,t I CEMETERY MONUMENTS ROSS W. RIBEY DIRECTOR 87 Goderich St., Seaforth , Phone 527-1390 Sincere and courteous service WEDDING` INVITATIONS PHONE 527-0240 SEAFORTH IMPROVEMENTS MacLEAN HOME ° IMPROVEMENTS Phone 527-0032 Free Estimates F& &Omni • Aluminum 'and Vinyl, Aluminum Windows. .Dooit. A whirrs'. 5' Railings, PIANO RIAN9 TUNING • Repairs • Rebuilding • Keys Recovered • Damp's-Chasers • BRUCE PULSIFER 348-9223 Mitchell, ROOFING 7 years of business in Ailitchella 7 years prier experience *Roofing of all kinds *Chimney & Masonary RepaIrs •Carpentry Work liC,oncrete Finishing *Exterior House Painting *Siding & Eavestroeghing FREE ESTIMATES CALL COLLECT ANYTIME MITCHELL 348-9407 INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL and FARM WIRING CALL • . I Brodhagen Electric' GARY DILL 3 4 5-2 442 JOHN ELLIGSEN 345.2447 Walker withdrew his "slimy innuendo" remark. INTEREST RATES The Provincial Treasur- er, Mr. Frank Miller, has stated that the government will introduce a program within the next two weeks to help farmers who are faced with a rising number of bankrurcies. _No details were given, but he told the Legislature that the province could afford to spend S50 million to 5100 million to help- Ontario farmers. ;VAUGHAN REZONING Debate on the Vaughan ,issue continties. Liberal lead- er Stuart Smith has charged that a Watergate-like scandal is behind the activities of two Ontario Cabinet Ministers involved in the rezoning bid by private developers for - about 1,000 acres of land,. from which they stand to make nearly $900 million in profit. Apparently it was the developers' influence which prompted intervention by the Ministers of Housing and Agriculture—long after the matter had been referred to the Ontario Municipal Board. MISLEADING "FINEPRINT" The Government is to pre-' pare a standard offer-to-pur- chase form to protect home- buyers. However, the form won't be mandatory and the Government won't move to pxotect homebuyers from sudden increases 'in mort- gage rates. The new form will be designed to replace often misleading "fine print" clauses in some home purchase agreements which end up costing some home- buyers far high terest on mortgage p than they believed wo d be the case. Opposition members called upon the Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations. Mr. Gord Walker. to design a short form which would lay out mortgage con- ditions and possible loop- holes. They' said offers , to purchase which people sign when they want to buy a home. "should be" as bind- ittg on one side as upon the other, unless it is clearly stated in the same size type that the interest figure is not binding upon the vendor." GASOLINE TAX Both Opposition Parties attempted to force an emer- gency debate on the new gasoline tax, but the motion was, defeated by the Con- servatives. The Liberals charged that the Government will make ' -greater windfall profits than origi- nally anticipated out of its ad valorem' tax. The NDP com- plained that the Government will make $100 a year profit from every family in Ontario. SOUTH CAYUGA Last week, the Opposi- tion Leader produced in the Legislature a Housing Mini- stry map . showing "MOE _Ministry of the Environ- ment) Preferred Waste Dis- posal Zone-Dec. 1977". marked on the site eventually chosen for its liquid' Indust- rial waste treatment plant. He asked: "Since the Mini- ster...apparently had this in mind for some four years at least. was it not just a farce to go ahead with the Mc- Laren report at a cost of over • S400.000, pretending • to be looking at cther sites and having other interests in , mind?" Remember, it take but a moment to place an Ex- positor Want Ad. Dial 527-0240. K. MURRAY • ELECTRIC • 24 hour service Farm, residential, industrial and commercial wiring ° 527-0984 • J J Carpentry *Concrete Forming and Finishing 'Framing , "Drywall *Roofing 'Cabinet Making John Ryon 527-1520 ‘... ADVERTISING---Nc Boost your income BUY THIS SPACE TO—DAY Cali 527-0240 3 9 Main St. S. Seaforth .Horne .8u,siness .Farm .Auto Sickness & Accident . Investments 527-1610 tj" CARPENT Seciforth • APPLIANC.gS r FARM SUPPLIES Appliance and Refrigeration REPAIR SERVICE Jim 'Broadfoat 482-7,032 , • /CUSTOM BUILDERS CLASSIFIE WAN)* •w j FEENEY LARRY McGRATH CONSTRUCTION OPTICIAN ELECTRICAL 6